Safaricom maintained its market dominance in Kenya’s telecommunications sector, leading total mobile subscriptions between April 1 and June 30, 2026, according to figures from the Communication Authority of Kenya
The Fourth Quarter Sector Statistics Report shows Safaricom recorded 61,447,008 total subscribers, comprising 59,642,646 prepaid and 1,804,362 postpaid users
Airtel followed as the second-largest provider with 23,600,969 total subscriptions (22,829,593 prepaid and 771,376 postpaid)
Equitel recorded 1,468,616 subscribers, JTL had 937,640—both entirely prepaid—while Telkom registered 545,765 total subscriptions
Across all operators, prepaid plans continue to drive the vast majority of mobile connections nationwide
